Horace Eldred "Danny" Dill (September 19, 1924^[1] – October 23, 2008) was an American country music singer and songwriter. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975.^[2]

Biography

Dill, born in Clarksburg, Tennessee, got his start as a professional musician while working with Annie Lou Stockard as Annie Lou and Danny, a duet act who performed on the Grand Ole Opry during the 1940s and 50s. Annie Lou And Danny Dill were made members of The Opry in the 1940s.^[3] Although Dill recorded as a solo artist, he found his greatest success as a songwriter.

His 1959 tune, "Long Black Veil", written with Marijohn Wilkin, was Top 10 country hit for Lefty Frizzell and has become a standard recorded by many country, folk and pop music musicians. Another notable Dill composition was "Detroit City (I Wanna Go Home)", that was a hit for Bobby Bare, Tom Jones and Dean Martin.

Selected compositions

• "I'm Hungry for your lovin"
• "Long Black Veil"
• "Detroit City" (with Mel Tillis)
• "Partners" (recorded by Jim Reeves in 1959)
• "So Wrong" with Carl Perkins and Mel Tillis
• "The Comeback"
• "Let Me Talk to You"
• " There's A Time"
• "I'll Take It Before I Say Goodbye"
• "Coming Home"
• "Partners"
• "Come In Outta' The Rain"
• "Where The Sad People Are"